Saturday, May 9

Q&A: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley reminisces on Bruin roots, talks future plans

Chase Utley was UCLA baseball’s All-American starting second baseman from 1998 to 2000 before he left school early to go pro. Utley played in the MLB from 2003 to 2018 with the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers, putting up over 250 home runs and 1000 RBIs with a .275 batting average over his career. Read more...

Photo: Chase Utley was an All-American second baseman for UCLA baseball before playing 16 years in the MLB with the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. (Daily Bruin Archive)


Beach volleyball prepares to defend conference title in Trojan territory

With the regular season behind them, the Bruins are set to defend both of last season’s titles. No. 1 UCLA (28-1) will begin postseason play at the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship at Merle Norman Stadium in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Senior Izzy Carey – who earned the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the year – will compete in her final Pac-12 championship this weekend. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Jordyn Wieber to leave UCLA gymnastics coaching staff to head Arkansas’ program

An Olympic gold medalist is on her way out of Westwood. UCLA gymnastics volunteer assistant coach Jordyn Wieber has accepted the head coaching position at Arkansas, announced Hunter Yuracheck, Arkansas vice chancellor and director of athletics, on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics volunteer assistant coach Jordyn Wieber (right) has accepted the head coaching position at Arkansas. Wieber has been a volunteer assistant coach for the Bruins for the last three seasons. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA basketball center Moses Brown to declare for NBA Draft

Moses Brown has made it official. The freshman center’s name was on the official league-released list of underclassmen entering the 2019 NBA Draft. Although Brown has not made a personal statement confirming this, a team spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that Brown would enter the draft pool with no intention of returning to school. Read more...

Photo: Freshman center Moses Brown put up nine double-doubles for UCLA men’s basketball last season. With Brown going to the NBA Draft, the Bruins will be without their top-three scorers from a year ago. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s volleyball reflects after once-promising season lost to injuries

After a season plagued by injuries, the Bruins did not have the chance to make a postseason run. UCLA men’s volleyball’s record season was cut short after it did not win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament or claim an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball failed to advance to the NCAA tournament – one season removed from its trip to the 2018 NCAA championship final. The Bruins fell 3-1 to USC in the MPSF conference tournament semifinal. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Baseball continues strong start with win over Cal State Fullerton

The Bruins are off to their best start in the John Savage era. No. 1 UCLA baseball (31-7, 11-4 Pac-12) defeated Cal State Fullerton (16-20, 4-5 Big West) 8-3 on Tuesday night to remain perfect in midweek games. Read more...

Photo: Senior designated hitter Jake Pries hit his fifth home run of 2019 Tuesday night against Cal State Fullerton. Pries had three home runs in his first three seasons with UCLA baseball, and his 33 hits, three triples and 29 RBIs are all career highs. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis hopes to continue Pac-12 tournament dominance

The Bruins have a chance to win the Pac-12 championship for the second consecutive season. No. 13 UCLA men’s tennis (16-4, 8-0 Pac-12) will compete at the Pac-12 championship in Ojai, California, starting Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s tennis will face the winner of the contest between Utah and Oregon in its first match of the Pac-12 tournament. The Bruins finished undefeated in regular season conference play and claimed the No. 1 seed. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)